Ensuring minimum core-obligation compliance
55
3.2 Natural resource revenues
55
3.3 Debt and deficit financing
57
3.4 Trade and investment agreements
59
Human rights impact assessments
62
Tax incentives and tax holidays
64
3.5 Concluding observations
64
Chapter 4: Addressing resource diversion and foregone
tax revenues
67
4.1 Illicit financial flows
67
4.2 Fiscal abuses: evasion, avoidance and other illegal practices
68
4.3 Corruption
68
4.4 Corporate profit shifting
69
4.5 Financial secrecy legislation, tax havens or low-tax jurisdictions 70
4.6 Concluding observations
71
Chapter 5: The obligation to mobilise resources in
action: opportunities and challenges 74
5.1 Austerity measures
74
5.2 Extraterritorial obligations
78
5.3 Financial sector
81
5.4 Concluding observations
82
Chapter 6: Final conclusions and recommendations
84
Annex 1: Relevant guidelines proposed by special
procedures
87
Annex 2: Special procedure reports considered
88
Annex 3: Treaty body documents considered
93
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